as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
Many people describe stinging or burning in their eyes and blurry vision; over time, infections and ulcers can develop.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 21 July 2025
The legal high-five and hand slap draw an instructive, if blurry, line in the sand for the entire AI industry.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Some of the most common side effects of Ambien include dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, muscle and joint pain, and double or blurry vision, the above source stated.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Some of the files are blurry and ineligible, having deteriorated over time and suffered in the digitization process.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 21 July 2025
The legal high-five and hand slap draw an instructive, if blurry, line in the sand for the entire AI industry.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Some of the most common side effects of Ambien include dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, muscle and joint pain, and double or blurry vision, the above source stated.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Some of the files are blurry and ineligible, having deteriorated over time and suffered in the digitization process.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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The law is vague and broad and included no room for considering the literary merit of the work, and so the result was a wave of book bans across the state.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My ideas around him were vague and uninformed, mostly of the stiff host tolerating the younger acts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There have been studies done that show some randomness to red-zone success — or that year-to-year correlation is pretty faint.—
Sam McDowell
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday's haze, while less dramatic, still obscured visibility and left a faint scent of smoke lingering in the air.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The near-surface smoke could dissipate by then, while the sky might still be hazy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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That memory was hazy, half-lost–until a family photo album resurfaced decades later.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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